Torpedo or bomb.



W. J. TURNBULL. TORPEDO OR BOMB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1.910.

983,786. Patented Feb. 7, 1911 WITNESSES: l/Vl/E/VTOR ATTORNEYS WALTER J. 'rURNBnLL, or NnwoRLE'Ans,

LOUISIANA.

TORPEDO OR BOMB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

Application filcd June 14, 1910. Serial No. 566,736. 7

To (1-71 whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VAL'rnR J. TURNBULL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Orleans, in the parish of Or leans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Torpedoes or Bombs, of which the following .is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in torpedoes, shells, bombs or the like designed for use in blowing up vessels or other objects; and the invention has for an object to provide a novel construction which may be attached to the object to be blown up and subsequently exploded; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a bomb embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross section thereo't.

By my invention I prefer to provide means by which the bomb may be attached to the object to be exploded, preferably by magnetic attraction and I also provide time fuse mechanism which will operate to explode the charge so that the person, vessel, or object placing the bomb in the desired position will have time to retreat and get out ot danger before. the bomb is exploded.

in the constru tion shown, .I employ a sheli made o'l brass or other suitable 1naterial and having a semi-spherical top or douse .X' within which is arranged magnets C which may be energized by electrical connections with a battery D. The shell A is open at the bottom and in this open bottom of the shell A is inserted a casing B in the form of a shell of any suitable material and within which is fitted the battery D which may be of any desired construction and has contact points K which may cooperate with contact points J on the shell to 'fOllll through the wires M the electrical connection with the magnets (l. The interior of the casing B below the battery I) is tilled with the explosive which may be gun powder, gun cotton or other explosive best suited to the. particular conditions under which the bomb is to be used.

Time Fuse devices of any suitable construction maybe. provided at l? and having av controlling key I the said devices being carried by the casing li and usually at the bottom of the bomb as shown in Fig. l.

The space within the dome like top of the i shell A aflords an air chamber giving-suiticent buoyancy to the bomb to keep the crown or head of the bomb in an upright position.

.\n insulating plug O is shown in Fig. it between one of the contacts J and its coopcrating contact. K and this plug may be pulled back when it desired to complete the circuit and energize the magnets.

At L is shown a hook which may be used to secure the bomb to the object when a mechanical connection is desired.

In operation the bomb is attached to the object to be destroyed, whether vessel or otherwise. by first pulling back the plug'() so that the batteries D will energize the magnets-C, thus causing the bomb to adhere by magnetic attraction and by means of the time tuse devices F, the time for the explosion can be regulated as understood by those skilled in this art. Manitestly the battery I) may be utilized to fire or explode the charge E it so desired. The plug 0 is removed when the bomb is to be used and the hole is plugged up with a short water-tight plu I claim:

1. A bomb substantially as herein de scribed, comprising a casing open at its top, an explosive within the casing and time fuse uuw-h'anisin tor-exploding the charge, a battery in the npperopen end of the easim and having contact points, a shell open at the bottom and fitting at the bottom over the easing and ha ving a dome-shape top and provided with eontaetv points movable into eonneetion with the contact points ofthe battery, an insulator movable between two of said contact points, and a magnet within the dome-shape top of the shell, an air space being provided within the shell whereby to give huoyamiy to the bomb, substantially as set forth.

A belnlrcomprising a casing having an open top and closed at the bottom, an explosive charge in the casing, a. battery in the casing above the explosive charge, a shell having a dome-shape top and open at the bottom and fitting over the casing, a. magnet within the dome-shape top of the shell, electrieal connections between the magnet and the battery and means for exploding the ex plosive. charge, substantially as set forth.

WA LTER J. TU RN B ULL.

itnesses II. WV. IIILLn, ADAM LURCH, Jr.

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